Many people give attention, rumor, gossip and article about the dangerous of plastic. But just a little who pay attention about that dangerous. We usually see plastic in almost the thing around us like bottle, television, compact disc (CD), nail cleaner, car, machine, military tools and etc. many people use plastic because it’s not heavy and it’s cheap. But it’s have a risk for the environment and our family’s healthy. So we have to understand about plastic that safe for us.
What’s the meaning of the symbols that we see on any plastic products?
#1 PETE or PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate)
It always use for transparent plastic bottle like mineral water, juice bottle and almost all drinking bottle. It recommended the bottle with #1 and #2 just once for use. Don’t use it with warm or hot water.
#2 HDPE (High Density Polyethylene)
It always uses for milk bottle. it's colour is white and It same with #1 PET, #2 is recommended for once.
#3 V or PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
Polyvinyl Chloride is a plastic that so hard to recycle it. We always find this plastic in cling warp and bottles. It contains DEHA that use in cling warp and it can leak and go into fried food if we heating it. PVC is dangerous for kidney and liver.
#4 LDPE (low Density Polyethylene)
It uses for food container and soft bottle. The thing with #4 codes can be recycling and it’s good for something that need flexibility but strong. It can’t be shattered but good for food container.
#5 PP (Polypropylene)
That’s the best choice for plastic especially for drink and food like container. Find this symbol if you buy plastic thing.
#6 PS (Polystyrene)
It always use as a Styrofoam food container. Polystyrene can leak Styrene into the food when Styrene touches the food. Styrene is dangerous for brain and nerve system. You can find styrene from cigarettes smokes, vehicle smokes and building construction material. Many country avoid this plastic like America and China.
#7 other (polycarbonate)
We usually find this plastic on food container and sport drinking bottle. Polycarbonate can spread out it's main material name Bisphenol-A into food and drink and that can damage our hormone system. Be careful.
So know it before late...
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